Daylight Saving Time Ends November 3: Prepare to "Fall Back"

Residents in the Cove will soon gain an extra hour of sleep as Daylight Saving Time (DST) ends at 2 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 3. Clocks should be set back one hour, shifting from 2 a.m. to 1 a.m.

As autumn advances, the shift marks the return to Standard Time, giving early risers a bit more daylight in the morning hours.

When looking for a reason for why we observe the time change, we can look to Robert Garland, an industrialist and former Republican Pittsburgh City Council member who is also known as “the father of daylight saving time.”

“It’s not a new idea; Benjamin Franklin was the first one to...